Language | Ancient South Arabian » Undefined Ancient South Arabian language |
Alphabet | Ancient South Arabian |
Script typology | Monumental writing |
Script cursus | Left to right |
Writing technique | Incision |
1 | The execution technique of the letter "ḍ" is different from that of the other letters; it may not belong to this text (Macdonald 2018: 238). The reading is very uncertain. According to Macdonald the text runs from left to right. We cannot exclude that the sign interpreted as "s²" by Macdonald is a "r". |
Support type | Rock inscription |
Material | Rock |
Link to object record |
Modern site | Ṣadr Ḥawẓāʾ |
Ancient site | Unknown |
Geographical area | Darb al-Bakrah |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Found | In situ |
Link to site record |
Macdonald 2018: 238 (photo) | Macdonald, Michael C.A. 2018. The Ancient North Arabian and Ancient South Arabian Inscriptions. Pages 227-284 in Laïla Nehmé (ed.). The Darb al-Bakrah: A Caravan Route in North-West Arabia discovered by Ali I. al-Ghabban. Catalogue of the Inscriptions. Riyadh: Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage. 2024/05/22; https://hal.science/hal-02096586. |